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You’ve Just Lost Your Life’s Savings
And made some very rich people that much richer. Congratulations, America, for taking it on the chin for the fat cats once again. When will you learn? Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog A Picnic for Wall Street Insiders: The … Continue reading
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Thanks to Harry Edwards / the Rag Blog
Who Will Control the Seeds We Plant?
Seeds of Destuctionby Stephen Hume, Vancouver Sun Eating breakfast toast: a simple ritual to start the day. The bread probably came from a bakery or grocery store, but beyond that who knows where the wheat came from – never mind … Continue reading
A Giant Military Camp to Protect World Capitalism
From Joe Bageant’s blog. ‘America is run by gangsters,’ he said Hello Joe, Greetings from Sydney, Australia. I heard your interview on our ABC radio a while back and finally bought your book, Deer Hunting with Jesus. Nearly finished it … Continue reading
An Economic Allegory
The Emperor CultBy Tim Case “Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their deliberate actions, long persevered in, which they hold to be … Continue reading
The End of the Sovereign Self
Tomgram: Philip K. Dick Meet George W. Bush Blowing Them Away Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry: Globalization Bush-styleBy Tom Engelhardt Imagine, for a moment, that you live in a small town somewhere near the Southern California coast. You’re … Continue reading
Gotcha’ Bank Right Here…
George W. Bush puts an optimistic spin on purchasing Bear Stearns for $2 per share when it traded last year for $159. BuckFush.comThanks to Jim Baldauf / The Rag Blog
A Hard Rain’s A Gonna Fall
U.S. Chief Auditor Leaves: Giving Dire Warning About National DebtBy David S. Broader 16/03/08 “Washington Post” — -It was sheer coincidence that David M. Walker spent his last day Wednesday as comptroller general of the United States at the same … Continue reading
"Ouch," in So Many Remarkable Ways
Stick it To Him Like He’s Been Sticking it to YouBy Buck Batard In case you’re one of the lucky few who’s still flush with cash, Amazon has just the ticket to deal with the problems facing the economy right … Continue reading
